When Tony Quarnell, the notorious Marquis of Montreat, otherwise known as Lord Rakehell among London's dashing young bucks and aldies of easy virtue, first met Elizabeth Brown, he saw her as an easy conquest, hardly worth the taking. When Elizabeth first confronted this proud aristocrat, she thought him quite the most despicably arrogant, obnoziously overbearing, and unfortunately attractive man she had ever encountered. The Marquis vowed to have Elizabeth without further ado. Elizabeth vowed to give the Marquis the surprise of his life. Each of them firmly believed that all was fair in love and war - and this affair promised to be both ....